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Defense of Marriage Act and Not Recognizing Married First Cousins
7 hours ago ago from Publius the Geek
The Defense of Marriage Act indicates that the Federal government considers marriage to only be between one man and one woman. It also states that no state be forced to recognize the same-sex marriage of another state. I was poking around the internet today and came across the 2006 Tennessee Marriage Amendment. Its explanatory text states: The historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one ...
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1 day ago ago from Time For Families
BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD Published: Thursday, August 6, 2009 5:09 PM CDT - Gay City News Last week, the Senate narrowly defeated a proposed amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill, under which people who had licenses to carry concealed weapons issued by their home state would be allowed to carry such weapons everywhere in the US, including those states with stricter licensing criteria or outright bans. The main argument against the ...
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9 hours ago ago from Musings of a Vast Right-Winger
The article below is from CNSNews. Medicare recipients are being tossed under Obama's bus. I know of several doctors that have stopped accepting medicare patients. Because of how little medicare pays and because of how slow medicare pays. To borrow the line from Sen.John McCain,"AARP members cut up your cards and send them back to AARP." Washington (AP) - Casting its first votes on revamping the nation's health care system, the ...
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7 hours ago ago from Doug Lawrence\'s Weblog
Washington D.C., Dec 11, 2009 / 06:29 am ( CNA ).- A total of fifteen self-described Catholic Senators voted to table the Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment, which would have significantly restricted abortion funding from the Senate health care bill. The Amendment failed by a 54-45 vote on Tuesday. It was co-sponsored by Democrats Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. of Pennsylvania, who were joined by Republican Sen. Orrin ...
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11 hours ago ago from Transfigurations
Same-sex marriage advocates switch focus to Assembly Thursday December 10, 2009 By Peter J. Smith TRENTON, New Jersey ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - Homosexual advocates in New Jersey snatched a same-sex "marriage" bill from the jaws of defeat on Wednesday, cancelling Thursday's scheduled vote in the state Senate after realizing that they lacked the votes for the measure's successful passage. The bill's Senate sponsors, Sens. Raymond J. ...
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4 hours ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast House Scales Back Proposed Rules For Wall Street by The Associated Press text size A A A December 11, 2009 House Democrats head into the final ...
Related contentHouse Roll Call: How they voted on spending bill
20 hours ago ago from PopEater
-The 221-202 roll call Thursday by which the House passed a year-end spending bill that would boost funding for domestic programs and foreign aid. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill. Voting yes were 221 Democrats and 0 Republicans. Voting no were 28 Democrats and 174 Republicans. X denotes those not voting. "Present" denotes those who voted they were present at the time of the vote but did not vote yes or no on the issue. ALABAMA ...
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